{"id":6146,"date":"2023-09-02T14:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/yankees-top-prospect-jasson-dominguez-hits-home-run-off-justin-verlander-in-mlb-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:27:39","slug":"yankees-top-prospect-jasson-dominguez-hits-home-run-off-justin-verlander-in-mlb-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/yankees-top-prospect-jasson-dominguez-hits-home-run-off-justin-verlander-in-mlb-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees’ top prospect Jasson Dom\u00ednguez hits home run off Justin Verlander in MLB debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2023 New York Yankees will go down as one of the worst teams in franchise history, so with September call-ups, the team decided to look to the future.<\/p>\n

The Yankees called up 20-year-old outfielder Jasson Dom\u00ednguez and 24-year-old catcher Austin Wells when rosters expanded Friday night, and they both had debuts to remember.<\/p>\n

In their first MLB plate appearances, they both got hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dom\u00ednguez, the team’s second-ranked prospect, welcomed himself to the big leagues with a bang.<\/p>\n

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New York Yankees center fielder Jasson Dom\u00ednguez (89) hits a two-run home run to left field against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Minute Maid Park.\u00a0<\/span> (Erik Williams\/USA Today Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The switch-hitting Dom\u00ednguez was batting from the left side against future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander of the Astros in Houston.<\/p>\n

Dom\u00ednguez steered a pitch to the opposite field and into the Crawford Boxes on his very first swing in the major leagues.<\/p>\n

The last Yankee to hit a home run in his first MLB plate appearance was Aaron Judge.<\/p>\n

Dom\u00ednguez, nicknamed “The Martian” for his out-of-this-world talent, was signed out of the Dominican Republic as a 16-year-old in 2019 for $5.1 million. He did not play minor league baseball until 2021 because the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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Jasson Dom\u00ednguez of the New York Yankees stands for the national anthem before a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark Feb. 25, 2023, in Clearwater, Fla.\u00a0<\/span> (New York Yankees\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The outfielder had an outside shot of making the club this year and was in Double-A just a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After being called up to Triple-A, he hit .419 in nine games. His early success, coupled with a lost season, prompted the Yankees to call him up.<\/p>\n

Wells, the team’s eighth-rated prospect, was the Yankees’ first-round selection in the 2020 MLB Draft. In 33 Triple-A games this year, he hit .254 with an .802 OPS. He singled in the second inning off Verlander.<\/p>\n

The Yankees entered the game against their arch-nemesis at 65-69. Before this year, they had not been under .500 in the month of August since 1995.<\/p>\n

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Jasson Dom\u00ednguez of the New York Yankees smiles during a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark Feb. 25, 2023, in Clearwater, Fla.<\/span> (New York Yankees\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If the top prospects live up to their billing, this season could be forgotten about sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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